What Would Paul Do?
Okay, I know, I know. It creeps me out too. But it’s difficult to overlook Paul in the roll call of tour guides for the spiritual destiny...
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Mar 21, 20233 min
Smart Leaders Ask Questions
I once had dinner with a well-known leader of a powerfully influential church after I spoke at his church. I had so many questions to ask...
Aug 3, 20213 min
How To Dream...
After years of working with churches, we’re finding that the Imagination element is typically the least exercised of the four critical...
May 11, 20212 min
Spiritual Vitality...and Age
Years ago we identified 4 critical elements all healthy churches practiced, regardless of size or stripe: Integrity: systems, processes,...
Feb 9, 20212 min
5 Practices of Innovative Leaders
Organizations have a relatively short shelf life without innovation and, oddly enough, few allot time and resources to imagination and...
Jan 5, 20212 min
Imagining the New Year With Questions
“Our culture is competent to implement almost anything and imagine almost nothing.” ~Walter Brueggemann. The promise of a new year after...
Dec 1, 20202 min
Imagination & Change: 3 Big Leadership Questions
According to some neuropsychologists, part of the way our brain functions in order to not burn out is by creating neural pathways so as...
Mar 24, 20202 min
2 Critical Leadership Skills in a Crisis
How Are You Exercising These in Your Church? In the book Elemental Leaders, we identify 4 critical elements every effective leader must...
Jan 28, 20202 min
Dealing With "Dream Deficiency Syndrome"
You May Need Some Loyal Mavericks! If you’re of a certain age, the movie Office Space was a painfully awkward story of a mind-numbing,...
Jan 21, 20202 min
The Four Elements of Effective Churches
How About a New Way to Measure Healthy Effectiveness? All healthy churches are characterized by four key traits: Integrity, Passion,...
Jun 15, 20192 min
Are You "Creativity-Challenged"?
You Don't Have To Be An "Artist" To Be Imaginative I’m convinced that the power of imagination and creativity is too often overlooked in...
Jun 14, 20193 min
Are You An Elemental Leader?
The 4 Fundamental Factors for Effective Leadership Over the decades, I’ve had some good bosses and some not-so-good bosses. And...
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